[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10113 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10113
To make certain revisions to the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 17, 2026
Mrs. Houchin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Workforce
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A BILL
To make certain revisions to the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New Improvements to Definitions for
Educational Access Act'' or the ``New IDEA Act''.
SEC. 2. REVISIONS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 602--
(A) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by inserting ``(including
developmental language disorder)''
after ``language impairments'';
(II) by inserting ``spectrum
disorders'' after ``autism''; and
(III) by inserting ``(including
dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia,
which relate to difficulties in
reading, math, and writing)'' after
``specific learning disabilities''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i) by inserting
``language or'' before ``communication
development''; and
(B) in paragraph (30)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``listen, think'' and inserting ``think,
listen''; and
(ii) by amending subparagraphs (B) and (C)
to read as follows:
``(B) Disorders included.--Such term includes such
conditions as word-level reading disabilities, reading
comprehension disabilities, math calculation
disabilities, math problem-solving and reasoning
disabilities, written expression disabilities,
perceptual disabilities, and brain injury. Alternative
terms for commonly recognized specific learning
disabilities include--
``(i) dyslexia, characterized by
significant and unexpected difficulties in
reading and spelling words accurately and with
automaticity, typically associated with
weakness in phonological processing (the
appreciation of individual sounds of spoken
language);
``(ii) dyscalculia, characterized by
significant and unexpected difficulties in math
calculation skills and understanding numbers
and math facts, typically associated with
weakness in fundamental number representation
and processing; and
``(iii) dysgraphia, characterized by
significant and unexpected difficulties in
automatic formation of letters or numbers and
the production of legible or coherent writing,
typically associated with weakness in storing
and automatically retrieving letters and
numbers.
``(C) Disorders not included.--Such term does not
include a learning problem that is primarily the result
of--
``(i) visual, hearing, or motor
disabilities;
``(ii) intellectual disability;
``(iii) emotional disturbance;
``(iv) a lack of appropriate instruction in
reading, including in the essential components
of reading instruction (as defined in section
203 of the Adult Education and Literacy Act (29
U.S.C. 3272));
``(v) lack of appropriate instruction in
math; or
``(vi) limited English proficiency.''; and
(2) by inserting after section 608, the following:
``SEC. 608A. PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATIONS AND SERVICES.
``In determining eligibility for, or providing, an accommodation or
service under this title, a local educational agency or other agency
shall provide equal access, to the accommodation or service, to all
eligible children, including eligible children who are--
``(1) children living in low-income households; and
``(2) children with limited proficiency in English.''.
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